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Companies

AI and West Asia war hit campus hiring: Firms rescind offers, delay student onboarding

Campus hiring in India is showing early strain as AI boosts productivity and the West Asia conflict dampens demand. Firms like BrowserStack have rescinded some offers. IITs and IIMs have been asked to reduce stipends or delay onboarding. While placements are on track, hiring is slowing.

6 min read14 Apr 2026
Education

Defying hiring blues, IIM median pay package jumps by up to 40% since pandemic

IIM campuses saw their median compensation rising from that of the 2020 pandemic-era batch, as the 2026 cohort got picked up for specialized roles. The older IIMs commanded a higher median compensation than the newer ones.

4 min read27 Mar 2026
Industry

IIMs see surge in pre-placement job offers despite sluggish market. Startups, nonprofits join the hiring race.

India’s top IIMs are witnessing a sharp rise in pre-placement offers this year, with consulting, finance, and emerging sectors like renewables and edtech driving early hiring.Pre-placement offer volumes are up 10-20%, with firms also offering higher compensation.

5 min read29 Jul 2025
Education

Astronomer PR pivot: Celebrity cameo turns crisis management into B-school case

After the Coldplay concert scandal, Astronomer’s move to hire Gwyneth Paltrow as a “temporary spokesperson” is set to become B-school case study material: Is the move clever or wise? Can humour, irony, and star power really fix a PR crisis?

4 min read28 Jul 2025
Education

Women on campus: An uphill climb at India’s top B-schools

The gender ratio in India's top B-schools varies, with newer IIMs achieving better female representation. Despite efforts to encourage enrollment, established institutions face challenges in balancing gender ratios even as they adapt to changing corporate diversity expectations.

3 min read6 Jul 2025
Videos

Financial Influencers: A Boon or a Bane? | #TheAltView Feat #IIM Bangalore

In this latest edition of The Alt View, Mint goes to @IIMBofficial and asks students about financial influencers and their impact on millennials and GenZ. Are 'Fin-influencers' filling a market gap or are they duping people? Whats the real story? In Association with @StockGro #iim #finance #financialinfluencers #influencer #influencers #sharemarket #stockgro #stockmarket #sebi #rbi #ankurwarikoo #akshatshrivastava #sharanhegde #rachnaranade #thealtview 0:00 - 2:56 - Intro 2:57 - 3:35 - Favourite Financial Influencer 3:36 - 8:48 - Fin-fluencers: filling a market gap or manipulating? 8:49 -11:25 - Traditional content players Vs Social influencers 11:25 - 15:48 - How Financial influencers have cracked the market 15:49 - 19:00 - Duping & Manipulating examples of financial influencers 19:01- 19:52 - Is SEBI doing enough to regulate financial influencers? 19:53 - 22:25 - Scope Of Improvement: Traditional players Vs Financial influencers 22:26 - 26:33- Debate: Are Financial influencers Boon or Bane? 26:33 - 27: 55 - Closing 27:02-27:32 - Stockgro Pledge

2 Sep 2024
News

Placement blues fade at IIMs as recruiters troop in

According to the placement teams in IIMs at Ahmedabad, Ranchi, Udaipur, Indore and Shillong, companies from FMCG, consulting and banking sectors have offered compensation and joining bonuses almost on par with last year

2 min read7 Feb 2024
Industry

IIMs see surge in pre-placement job offers despite sluggish market. Startups, nonprofits join the hiring race.

India’s top IIMs are witnessing a sharp rise in pre-placement offers this year, with consulting, finance, and emerging sectors like renewables and edtech driving early hiring.Pre-placement offer volumes are up 10-20%, with firms also offering higher compensation.

5 min read29 Jul 2025